The Aerodrome Café

Charming Cafe: Watch Planes Over Brunch

Perched like a beacon of nostalgia on aerodrome grounds, this quaint café offers more than just a meal; it's an experience for those charmed by aviation. You can spend languid afternoons at this spot, sitting outside under the wide umbrella of the sky, watching small planes and helicopters glide up and down the runway. With vintage charm mixed with an unexpected sophistication in its culinary offerings, it’s almost surreal to enjoy a slice of broccoli spinach and ricotta quiche blitzed with green goodness while a Cessna taxis past. The air is filled with excitement — not just from the aircraft but the anticipation of the dishes groaning with promise and expectation.

Despite occasional lapses into impoliteness when the owner engages those with queries about order times, the general staff's cheer is infectious, adding warmth to the milieu. Though service hesitates now and again, much like a plane caught in a crosswind, every plate—from lamb shanks tumbling off the bone to decadent tarts à la mode—confirms it was indeed worth the suspenseful wait. Culinary highlights make a compelling case for turning delays into mere elements of suspense, rather like waiting for that perfect moment when a masterpiece alights from an oven. Both seekers of sustenance and aviation aficionados will find themselves enchanted more by what takes place around them than perhaps what's cooling on their plates. A lively destination with its fair share of roller-coaster ups and downs, this establishment is undeniably a delightful adventure altogether—with no tickets needed other than your appetite. — Audrey Al Dente